Dodoma vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dodoma	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$502	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1420	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$169	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$241	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	19	18
😀 Quality of life	24	60
🏙️ Population	214K	932K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 69% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 8632nd and 3004th ($502 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 9th in Tanzania and Spain, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 8698th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Tenerife

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	Dodoma	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.79	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.3	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.8	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$258	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.88%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3085	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8420	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.9	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.47	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.55	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.4	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.3	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.18	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.2	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.6	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8092	$6114

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Cities near Dodoma

Distance	City	Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi	Morogoro	$486
337 km or 209 mi	Arusha	$638
369 km or 229 mi	Moshi	$561
381 km or 237 mi	Stone Town	$523
381 km or 237 mi	Zanzibar	$552
389 km or 242 mi	Mbeya	$461
393 km or 244 mi	Tanga	$545
395 km or 246 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
498 km or 309 mi	Mombasa	$580
522 km or 324 mi	Mwanza	$625
553 km or 343 mi	Machakos	$408
564 km or 351 mi	Nairobi	$760
590 km or 366 mi	Malindi	$498
597 km or 371 mi	Thika	$589
608 km or 378 mi	Mzuzu	$525
664 km or 413 mi	Nakuru	$500
669 km or 415 mi	Kasama	$748
671 km or 417 mi	Mzimba	$566
683 km or 425 mi	Ruyigi	$648
687 km or 427 mi	Rutana	$648
693 km or 430 mi	Kisumu	$522
700 km or 435 mi	Makamba	$647
709 km or 441 mi	Muyinga	$650
717 km or 446 mi	Gitega	$651
726 km or 451 mi	Kalemie	$747
732 km or 455 mi	Meru	$541
745 km or 463 mi	Mumias	$490
754 km or 469 mi	Eldoret	$483
756 km or 470 mi	Ngozi	$648
776 km or 482 mi	Bujumbura	$719
779 km or 484 mi	Butare	$413
787 km or 489 mi	Bubanza	$648
790 km or 491 mi	Entebbe	$558
791 km or 492 mi	Kigali	$771
791 km or 492 mi	Tororo	$602
794 km or 493 mi	Nyanza	$518
794 km or 493 mi	Jinja	$562
798 km or 496 mi	Uvira	$803
810 km or 503 mi	Kampala	$698
816 km or 507 mi	Kira Town	$646

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291